Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman advocated the creation of a fund to support startup company, ie newly emerging fast-growing business offering an innovative product, process or service. "There are many measures that are in the pipeline, for example, the Innovation Council. We also want to create a startup fund," Groysman told a youth forum of educational programs in Kyiv on 16 June.
He said the Cabinet intends to draft bills on start-ups and support and development of innovations in the real economy sector in Q4 2017.
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